1979 Missouri Tigers football team

The 1979 Missouri Tigers football team was an American football team that represented the University of Missouri in the Big Eight Conference (Big 8) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team compiled a 7–5 record (3–4 against Big 8 opponents), finished in fourth place in the Big 8, and was outscored by opponents by a combined total of 260 to 166. Warren Powers was the head coach for the second of seven seasons.[1][2] The team played its home games at Faurot Field in Columbia, Missouri.

1979 Missouri Tigers football
ConferenceBig Eight Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
1979 record7–5 (3–4 Big 8)
Head coach
Home stadiumFaurot Field
1979 Big Eight Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Oklahoma $ 7 0 0  11 1 0
No. 9 Nebraska 6 1 0  10 2 0
Oklahoma State 5 2 0  7 4 0
Missouri 3 4 0  7 5 0
Colorado 2 5 0  3 8 0
Iowa State 2 5 0  3 8 0
Kansas 2 5 0  3 8 0
Kansas State 1 6 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included James Wilder with 645 rushing yards, Phil Bradley with 1,448 passing yards and 1,764 yards of total offense, Andy Gibler with 316 receiving yards, and Gerry Ellis with 54 points scored.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResult
September 8San Diego State*No. 12W 45–15
September 15at Illinois*No. 11W 14–6
September 22at Ole Miss*No. 9W 33–7
September 29No. 4 Texas*No. 5
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 0–21
October 13Oklahoma StateNo. 15
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 13–14
October 20at ColoradoW 13–7
October 27Kansas State
  • Faurot Field
  • Columbia, MO
L 3–19
November 3No. 2 Nebraska
L 20–23
November 10at Iowa StateW 18–9
November 17No. 7 Oklahoma
L 22–24
November 24at KansasW 55–7
December 29vs. No. 16 South Carolina*W 24–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1979 Missouri Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Phil Bradley
RB Gerry Ellis
WR Andy Gibler
RB James Wilder
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB Lester Dickey
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Jeff Brockhaus
K 1 Ron Verrilli
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    References

    1. "1979 Missouri Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
    2. "2016 Mizzou Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Missouri. p. 158. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
    3. "2014 Mizzou Football Records Book" (PDF). University of Missouri. pp. 26–27. Retrieved November 12, 2016.
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